Click:CCTV-21M CCTV Arrester Fernando Alonso may have been a rookie at Daytona last weekend, but it was another absolute beginner who massively impressed the McLaren driver. Alonso enjoyed his sportscar baptism of fire at the Rolex 24 with Zak Brown’s United Autosports team even if the end-result was a disappointing one. The two-time world champion…
Read moreRed Bull drivers underline contrasting conditions in ‘tricky’ Bahrain
Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen head to Bahrain next week where a contrasting schedule, and its challenges, awaits teams and drivers. After a busy opening round down under in Melbourne, teams will set up shop in the less agitated environment of the Sakhir circuit. But that doesn’t mean the weekend should amount to…
Read moreMCL33 ‘is not fundamentally flawed’ insists McLaren
McLaren has strongly rejected suggestions that its new 2018 car might have fundamental issues with its design. The team has been struggling with reliability issues in pre-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Last week the car suffered two different incidents of the bodywork overheating. One was ascribed to a faulty exhaust clip, and the…
Read moreForce India struggling, but ‘good step’ forward will come – Perez
Sergio Perez admits Force India isn’t currently holding its own among the mid-field runners, but reckons a ‘good step’ forward will bring the performance of its VJM11 back in line. The Silverstone-based outfit has elected to tackle pre-season testing with a basic version of its 2018 charger which will enjoy a significant upgrade before the…
Read moreGallery: Week 2 – Day 3 of pre-season testing
Teams are running on the penultimate day of pre-season testing at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona. Browse through our initial selection of pictures. 62 You may also like Japanese GP: Friday’s action in pictures Japanese GP: Thursday’s build-up in pictures Russian GP: Sunday’s action in pictures Click Here: liverpool mens jersey Russian GP: Saturday’s…
Read moreUS House Admits Nazi Role in Ukraine
Last February, when ethnic Russian rebels were closing in on the Ukrainian port of Mariupol, the New York Times rhapsodically described the heroes defending the city and indeed Western civilization – the courageous Azov battalion facing down barbarians at the gate. What the Times didn’t tell its readers was that these “heroes” were Nazis, some of them even…
Read moreRenault’s day marred by set-backs, but the pace is there
It was a troubled opening day for the works Renault team in Montreal, with technical issues and a crash marring the team’s practice session, but the R.S.18’s pace was clear to see. Amid the setbacks, Carlos Sainz clocked in with a promising eighth-fastest time in FP1 while Nico Hulkenberg was just outside of the top…
Read moreSmashing the Austerity Idols
I’d like to apologize to the people of Greece. I’ve been pretty hard on them over the years. I’ve made fun of their freewheeling spendthrift habits, their unwillingness to pay their taxes, and their early retirement ethos. When they were given membership in the Euro zone, I made fun of that too, or at least…
Read moreBig margins of improvement in store for Sainz and Renault
Carlos Sainz feels he has yet to get into the thick of things with regard to testing and pushing his new Renault R.S.18, but a clean second week of testing in Barcelona will be necessary. Weather-induced limited mileage disrupted teams’ development programmes during Week 1 of pre-season testing in Barcelona, with Renault just another victim…
Read moreAustralian GP: All the pictures from Thursday
Tension is ramping up in Melbourne as teams and drivers put their head down and get into the thick of things. The on-track action will kick off tomorrow but there was plenty going on today at Albert Park. Check out our pictures from Thursday’s build-up in Melbourne. 64 You may also like Japanese GP: Friday’s…
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